Tuesday, October 15, 2013

FLAS Fellowship application now open!

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship application is now open! 
 
UW students from all departments may apply at: www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/  
 
FLAS Fellowships provide:
       Academic Year Graduate:                  $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend 
          Academic Year Undergraduate:         $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
          Summer Graduate/Undergraduate:        $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend
The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:
 -Arabic –Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian –Bulgarian –Burmese -Canadian First Nations –Chinese –Czech –Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog –Finnish –French –German –Hebrew –Hindi -Indonesian/Malay –Italian –Japanese –Kazakh –Khmer –Korean –Latvian –Lithuanian –Norwegian –Persian –Polish –Portuguese –Russian –Slovenian –Spanish –Swahili –Swedish –Tajik –Thai –Turkish –Uighur –Urdu –Uzbek –Vietnamese
 FLAS Information Sessions, covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS awards abroad, will be held at the following dates and times: 
  • Study Abroad Fair, Wed, Oct 23, 10-2, Mary Gates Hall, FLAS Session 10:30-11 MGH 258
  • Thomson 317: T Oct 29, 3:30-4:30/ Wed Nov 6, 2:30-3:30/ T Nov 26, 2:30-3:30
  • Denny 213: Wed Nov 13, 3:30-4:30
  • UW Bothell 1-103, Nov 14, 3:30-5
  • Parrington 313: Wed Dec 4, 2:30-3:30  
 
Applications due January 15, 2014.  Questions: email flas@uw.edu